Re: Our future
16Does anyone have any idea of the bottom line service costs of say a 6,500 capacity stadium: Business rates, Water charges, GasElectricity, Insurance?
I don't disagree with any of that. However you say 'we have to grow organically'. I agree. But we also need to ask the question why have we failed to grow organically over the last 30 years? Here's a thought. Rather than everyone ever involved in Newport County AFC defending themselves how's this for a better approach?PMG wrote:Stan I would love us to have a new stadium
How are we going to achieve that goal
And how much is it going to cost to run and maintain it
And the bigger question how are we going to fund it in the first instance,
The council need to be involved as we have no sugar daddy and have no income stream to fund a stadium which will cost several million
The reason we got to the football league was because of the move to RP
The council refused to help develop spotty Park
Hence the move
Which was fundamental in us achieving promotion,
Help me out here how can we do it ?????
It’s great to dream everyone needs a dream
But sometimes you have to be careful for what you wish for
Look at the clubs that have built new stadia and have fallen by the wayside because they didn’t have a sustainable income
We are a poorly supported league two club
And that’s where we sit
We have to grow our club organically
Academy etc etc
frostyjohn wrote:Does anyone have any idea of the bottom line service costs of say a 6,500 capacity stadium: Business rates, Water charges, GasElectricity, Insurance?
I sniff out the turds.George Street-Bridge wrote:Stan: Other than gate money for matches you've attended, ancillary spending on match days and merchandise and buying a small number of shares, can you enlighten us on what you've actually DONE for the club in all your years as a supporter of the team?
Okay let me think.George Street-Bridge wrote:Stan: Other than gate money for matches you've attended, ancillary spending on match days and merchandise and buying a small number of shares, can you enlighten us on what you've actually DONE for the club in all your years as a est of the team?
Thanks, it is a pleasure to read your thoughts. Whether you are right or not in that there is nothing we can do other than hope is perhaps at the crux of the matter. I hope you are wrong but I am not sure that you are. Unlike yourself I believe that returning to Spytty would be the end of our dreams.RThomas55 wrote:To answer you directly, Stan.
There is little that we can do, other than hope for the best and that maybe we can attract some interest in the club - even from an overseas investor I would take that.
However, just as it can go well (as is currently the case with Bradford City) it can also go wrong (Charlton Athletic, Morecambe etc.) so we need to be weary and also not afraid to ask questions.
Ultimately, if we go down this season, I wouldn't be unhappy if we moved back to Newport Stadium if it meant that a) we had a venue of our own (though I gather Newport City FC may have to go bye the bye) and b) we'd not be at risk of meddling bureaucrats in the WRU with our future in their hands.
The long and short is hope for a Les Scadding Mk 2. Maybe a younger man/lady who is looking to invest or give back to the community (maybe even GLC - yes, I'd have them as owners!) and who would be in it for the long haul.
Develop some homegrown stars (perhaps the next Bale/Ramsey) and in time move to a Championship-standard stadium.
How much would it cost to have a stand in Friar's Walk?
So George,George Street-Bridge wrote:Stan: Other than gate money for matches you've attended, ancillary spending on match days and merchandise and buying a small number of shares, can you enlighten us on what you've actually DONE for the club in all your years as a supporter of the team?
You are entitled to your opinion. As I said I don't regard myself as anything special as a supporter and I salute those who have given much more to the club than me.George Street-Bridge wrote:Your help for Mr Gough was admirable and I’Ve said as much here and on the old email list. But the answer to the precise question is, effectively, nothing. While trying to pass yourself off as some sort of visionary going back decades.
Stan A. Einstein wrote:So here's the question. We currently rent from the Welsh Rugby Football Union Rodney Parade and as such have a stadium which if not the best will suffice for a League 2 football team. In five years time that license runs out. Now it may be possible to renew that license. However there is a realistic possibility it will not be possible to renew.In that eventuality what should we do?
Agreed on all fronts.Dai Nelmes wrote:Stan A. Einstein wrote:So here's the question. We currently rent from the Welsh Rugby Football Union Rodney Parade and as such have a stadium which if not the best will suffice for a League 2 football team. In five years time that license runs out. Now it may be possible to renew that license. However there is a realistic possibility it will not be possible to renew.In that eventuality what should we do?
I believe it's more than a realistic possibility. It's probable. I believe the WRU will offer us a deal we can't meet so we have to walk. They do not need us like NRFC did. I believe there's no way the WRU will accept us having primacy of fixtures when they own RP outright. They'll offer us a deal alright not to look the bad guys, dress it up and tell everyone how great it is.
As you may recall i've always thought private ownership is the way forward, I accept this can go tits up too. But a board of volunteers raffling a 1.0L Ford Ka every Xmas for your granny to drive to Asda once a month to do the shopping isn't going to cut the mustard.
There is a place for the trust as a very small percentage owner of shares but they need to draft as many money men as they can.
All the financial doom and gloom after a great 2017-18 season!
There's only one way we're going in our current format.
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